Chapter 81 - 079 Treat Him with All Your Heart and Soul
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By the time he returned at noon, it was almost twelve o’clock, showing that the Xie Family was indeed a large clan. A casual chat with one household, blessings from an auntie in another, and three hours had passed!
Seeing that it was getting late, Zhang Shanni hurriedly prepared a meal of mixed grain dough soup with two seasonal green vegetables as today’s lunch.
Today was the seventh day since Xie Jingchen returned home. Due to the busy days arranging the wedding banquet, this was the first time he could help his mother with chores.
Firstly, the Xie family house was located at the foot of the mountain, close to the wild ridges. From time to time, creatures like weasels and wild boars would mistakenly intrude into the courtyard, either stealing chickens or destroying crops and walls. Each time he returned home, he would fix the surrounding walls thoroughly, ensuring the personal safety of his family members.
After all, everyone has their expertise. He served as a military guard, and his survival skills in the wilderness were top-notch. He was quite aware of what species were on the mountain. Thus, that afternoon, he was maintaining the walls on the mountain or setting up small hidden stakes to secure the safety of his home and occasionally catch some game, adding an extra dish to the family’s meals.
Then he went to the other side of the mountain to fetch various sizes of green bamboo. He had promised to make a simple bamboo water pipe for his young wife by hand. With only two days left before his departure, he was preoccupied and started working non-stop whenever he had the chance.
Seeing her husband busy, Zhang Shanni kept herself occupied too. Her husband had taken only a ten-day leave, and excluding the travel time, he could stay at most two more nights at home, so her time was also limited.